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Famous people · Middleton

6 famous people were born in Middleton from 1863 to 1990

At the top of the list is the American photographer Pauline Kruger Hamilton, covered in 6 languages. Aaron Hohlbein is second and Nick Toon third. Since 1970, 3 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.8, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.

#1 best knownPauline Kruger HamiltonWriting & Arts · 1866–1919
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Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Pauline Kruger Hamilton
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Rose Schuster Taylor
Youngest
1990
Ryan Groy
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Middleton’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Middleton’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Jon ErpenbachPauline Kruger Hamilton
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Middleton

Athletes take two of the three places.

Pauline Kruger Hamilton#1
Writing & Arts

Pauline Kruger Hamilton

1866–1919

American photographer

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AH#2
Sports

Aaron Hohlbein

born 1985

American soccer player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Nick Toon#3
Sports

Nick Toon

born 1988

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Middleton is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Middleton

Another 3, the earliest born in 1863.

Rose Schuster Taylor

Rose Schuster Taylor

1863–1951

American writer and naturalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jon Erpenbach

Jon Erpenbach

born 1961

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Madison’s, at 35 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middleton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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